About





I've written scores for films that have premiered at Venice, Tribeca, BFI London, Rotterdam, Fantasia, and Outfest, among others, with distribution on PBS, HBO Max, Apple TV, Canal+ and Hulu; and multiple online features on Nowness and Vimeo Staff Picks. My music has been licensed to network television in the US and Europe, as well as the Peabody-nominated podcast Scene on Radio.


Originally from a classical composition background, having studied at the Royal College of Music and the Royal Northern College of music in the UK, I now approach every project as a search for new and unfamiliar sounds. Be it acoustic, synth or found sounds sampled in unique ways, I lean into the unknown to find a musical voice that feels unexpectedly natural without falling back on familiar musical tropes.


My studio is located within the Sundown Wild Forest Preserve, part of New York's Catskill Mountains. Roughly two hours from Manhattan, I provide an open door for creatives who want mountain privacy to collaborate.


Contact: info@alex-symcox.com

Representation: Narrative Music



Notable Works

Greenland Melting — Venice Film Festival (Venice VR competition), PBS Frontline/NOVA production


Reset (dir. Jerry Hsu / Celine Tien) — Fantasia Film Festival premiere, executive produced by Lucy Liu


In the Bubble with Jaime Harrison (dir. Emily Harrold)— World Channel, distributed on PBS, executive produced by Charlamagne Tha God


Holy Curse (dir. Snigdha Kapoor) — BFI London Film Festival premiere, Oscar-qualified short, executive produced by Lilly Singh, streaming on Canal+


Wonder (dir. Javier Molina) — Licensed by HBO in 2020, premiered at Outfest LA, screened at 40+ festivals worldwide


Peer Raben Music Award (2020) — Soundtrack Cologne, Germany.


Maze of Joy (dir. Liam LoPinto) — from the director of The Old Young Crow, Oscar-qualifying, EP'd by Arian Moayed (Succession) and Rayka Zehtabchi (Academy Award winner)


Bleeding (dir. Andrew Bell) — Premiered at Dances With Films, streaming on Apple TV


Meal Ticket (dir. Wes Andre Goodrich) — Tribeca Film Festival, streaming on Hulu, Oscar-qualifying


Tropicalía (dir. Rodney Llaverías) — Premiered at International Film Festival Rotterdam


The HongFu Hotel (dir. Tian Xu) — Tribeca Film Festival


Palm Sunday (dir. Wes Andre Goodrich) — New Orleans Film Festival, Oscar-qualifying


Last Man Up (dir. Hazel McKibbin) — Palm Springs International ShortFest


Where the Wind Buries (dir. Charles Dong) — FIRST International Film Festival, Xining


Nip (dir. Thea Brooks & Taylor Karin) — Dances With Films


Sound to Sea (dir. Ryan Craver) — Audience Award, Atlanta Film Festival & New Orleans Film Festival


Fat Lip (dir. Ryan Craver) — Outfest Fusion, World Premiere


Sync Music — Licensed to Network TV shows on ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX + more.